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Beastie Boys Album Gets 30th Anniversary Re-Issue

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July 28, 2024

July 26 — Another Beastie Boys album has been re-issued.

The group’s breakout 1994 album Ill Communication was re-issued Friday on a special 3-LP vinyl and cassette collection through Capitol Musi Group. The re-issue is in celebration of the 30th anniversary of the album’s release.

The trio’s fourth album, it includes hits, such as ‘Sabotage,’ ‘Sure Shot,’ and ‘Root Down.’ The new re-issue’s third disc is a bonus collection featuring a dozen tracks. Those tracks include and are not limited to live music, remixes, and b-sides.

The collection’s full track listing is noted below:

BEASTIE BOYS
ILL COMMUNICATION
30th Anniversary Tracklists

3LP Deluxe

Disc 1
• Sure Shot (Side A)
• Tough Guy (Side A)
• B-Boys Makin’ With The Freak Freak (Side A)
• Bobo On The Corner (Side A)
• Root Down (Side A)
• Sabotage (Side B)
• Get It Together (Side B)
• Sabrosa (Side B)
• The Update (Side B)
• Futterman’s Rule (Side B)

Disc 2
• Alright Hear This (Side C)
• Eugene’s Lament (Side C)
• Flute Loop (Side C)
• Do It (Side C)
• Ricky’s Theme (Side C)
• Heart Attack Man (Side D)
• The Scoop (Side D)
• Shambala (Side D)
• Bodhisattva Vow (Side D)
• Transitions (Side D)

Disc 3
• Root Down (Free Zone Mix) (Side E)
• Resolution Time (Side E)
• Get It Together (Buck-Wild Remix) (Side E)
• Dope Little Song (Side E)
• Sure Shot (European B-Boy Mix) (Side E)
• Heart Attack Man (Unplugged) (Side E)
• The Vibes (Side F)
• Atwater Basketball Association File No. 172-C (Side F)
• Heart Attack Man (Live) (Side F)
• The Maestro (Live) (Side F)
• Mullet Head (Side F)
• Sure Shot (European B-Boy Instrumental) (Side F)

Cassette
• Sure Shot (Side A)
• Tough Guy (Side A)
• B-Boys Makin’ With The Freak Freak (Side A)
• Bobo On The Corner (Side A)
• Root Down (Side A)
• Sabotage (Side A)
• Get It Together (Side A)
• Sabrosa (Side A)
• The Update (Side A)
• Futterman’s Rule (Side A)
• Alright Hear This (Side B)
• Eugene’s Lament (Side B)
• Flute Loop (Side B)
• Do It (Side B)
• Ricky’s Theme (Side B)
• Heart Attack Man (Side B)
• The Scoop (Side B)
• Shambala (Side B)
• Bodhisattva Vow (Side B)
• Transitions (Side B)

Ill Communication is just the latest of the Beastie Boys’ albums to get the re-issue treatment. Capitol Music Group re-issued the group’s 1998 album, Hello Nasty last year. It marked the second time since the album’ initial release that it had been re-issued. It was first re-issued in 2009 in a deluxe package.

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